Motor-vehicle.



A. F. MASURY.

MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-11,1915. I 1 1 88,962, Patented J une 27, 1916.

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Y.,, AfiSIGNOR TO INTERIQ'ATIU'NAL M01333,

COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 033 DELAWARE.

MOTOELVEHICLE.

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' Specification of Letters Paten Patented Jone 2'3, H516 Application filed September 11, 1915. Set-mi No. 50,128.

0 all whom it may; concern:

Beit known that L Ali-FRED F. MAsURY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan oi the city of New Yorln in the eonnty of New York, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Impi ovements in 'Moton Vehicles, of which the following is o specification, reference being had, to the acoomponying drmvings, forming e part; hereof.

This invention relates to motor vehicies end is concerned pzu'ticuloiiy with the im-- provements of the construction and hhe orgenizotion of parts of the distance rods and associated elements on the rear axle of a chain drive motor nook;

It is well recognized in motor practice that. it is desirable to have the springs of a firuok outside of the side fzrome memhei's of the chassis and as near to the wheels as is o aetioobie, out this desirable organization has not been realized hi'nherio because of the means for connecting" the distance rods to the chassis and oecziuise of the physical iiinitetion imposed by the distance rods on the positioning of the springs at the most odvaningeous points on the axle. The difiiooity of solving this problem wiii be up.

predated when it. is remembered that. the distance rods must be disposed eiihstantioiiy parallel to the side i i-nine fmemlaers because it is through the distance rods that the (i1iV- ing power transmitted from the wheels to the chassis. This driving power he comes in eiiee o a push on the chassis by Lhe rods and were the rods disposed in angular positions with respect to the side fi'mne members, Ljhe posh thereon would likewise be exerted along lines disposed ongoioriy to the direction of travel, with resuiting strains and a marked loss in poweix in accordance with .nhe present invention the diflioulties referred to have been success fully eliminated by im 'n'oving the entire construction associated with the rear axle of motor trucks and embodying therein a disposition of the usual elements, many of which are improved, by which the driving foi'co of the wheels is transmitted to the chassis without ioss and along lines parallel to the direction of travel; the sprin s of the truck are disposed outside of the 6 frame members of the chassisend'very near to the rear wheels; and the distance rods are mounted in juxtaposition to and in parallelism with but independent of the driving chains and the hearings for the drive shaft.

The invention will be described more per eicuiariy with reference to the accompany drawings in -whioh- Figure 1 is a, View in. side eieveision of av fragment of the chessie of a mohor truck, to which the improvements are shown epplied. Fig. 2 is a View in plan of so much of the truck {is is shown in Fig. 3:. i is a detail. View on a somewhat imrgenscaie of a rear wheel of a truck showing clearly the rein-tine disposition of the wheel, the driving; sprocket, the distance rod and sin? spring, parts being broken away in the iniei'est of ciearnese Fig. i is a on a somewhat larger s-nie 01": a pmj'iiOll of 'the chassisand snowing pertiouhuiy ihe disposition of the Chet-once rod between the rear wheel and the chassis.

While the invention will he (ieeesfihed with reference to its application to motor trucks it is to be undersizood iihzii this not to be taken as oiiniiiiotiou on the scope of its usefulness; for its advantages may he availed of under widely difieiont condihions. The side frame i'nenibei's a of the i'rhnesis of the truck illustrated are supporeed on the rear axle I; through suitable springs :7 disposed one at each side of the side frame ielnbeis a and connected to the frame me1n- -b6I.S through any usual 01 snitebie Rackets (Z 05. On the ends of the ilXiE are mounted, on suitable bearings, the driving wheeis e to the inner faces of wine o belied drums f owned at the inner edge w eproohet teeth f over which pass the driving; ehoins 2o ihe driving; sprocket; 7i fixed ice ihe end of the transverse driving Shiifi? i all in a manner well known. At the ends of the aide 7) and within the drums f are fastened hobs 7: on which are formed oireuier plates E which fit snugly'within the. open ends of the home and close the some for reasons which will he evident. To the expoeed faces of the (ii LI- eular plates are secured distanoe rods m the ends of which may he provide. with ings to receive the hubs Z: of the p ni that the pushing effort of the who:

deteii view bearing in the bracket, and a; bearing ball tance rod to rest in said bearings and permit movement of the distance rod.

This specification signed this ninth day of September, A. D. 1915.

ALFRED F. MASURY.

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